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1. (n.) cotton
a soft, white, downy substance consisting of the hairs or fibers attached to the seeds of plants belonging to the genus Gossypium, of the mallow family, used in making fabrics, thread, wadding, etc.
2. cotton
the plant itself, having spreading branches and broad, lobed leaves.
3. cotton
such plants collectively as a cultivated crop.
4. cotton
cloth, thread, a garment, etc., of cotton.
5. cotton
any soft, downy substance resembling cotton, but growing on other plants.
6. (v.i.) cotton
Informal. to get on well together; agree.
7. cotton
Obs. to prosper or succeed.
8. cotton
cotton to or on to,Informal.
9. cotton
to become fond of; begin to like.
10. cotton
to approve of; agree with:
to cotton to a suggestion.
11. (n.) Cotton
John, 1584–1652, U.S. clergyman, colonist, and author (grandfather of Cotton Mather).
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1. (noun) cotton, cotton fiber, cotton wool
soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
2. (noun) cotton
fabric woven from cotton fibers
3. (noun) cotton, cotton plant
erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers
4. (verb) cotton
thread made of cotton fibers
5. (verb) cotton
take a liking to
"cotton to something"
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1. (noun) cotton
a crop plant with soft white hairs
farms that grow cotton
2. cotton
a common type of cloth made from cotton
a cotton shirt
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) cotton
a soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, consisting of the unicellular twisted hairs which grow on the seeds of the cotton plant. Long-staple cotton has a fiber sometimes almost two inches long; short-staple, from two thirds of an inch to an inch and a half
2. (noun) cotton
the cotton plant. See Cotten plant, below
3. (noun) cotton
cloth made of cotton
4. (verb) cotton
to rise with a regular nap, as cloth does
5. (verb) cotton
to go on prosperously; to succeed
6. (verb) cotton
to unite; to agree; to make friends; -- usually followed by with
7. (verb) cotton
to take a liking to; to stick to one as cotton; -- used with to
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Sense: a soft substance got from the seeds of the cotton plant, used in making thread or cloth.
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 Afrikaans: katoen |
 Arabic: قُطْـن |
 Bulgarian: памук |
 Brazilian: algodão |
 Czech: bavlna |
 German: die Baumwolle |
 Danish: bomuld |
 Greek: βαμβάκι |
 Spanish: algodón |
 Estonian: puuvill |
 Farsi: پنبه |
 Finnish: puuvilla |
 French: (de/en) coton |
 Hebrew: כּוּתנָה |
 Hindi: कपास |
 Croatian: pamuk |
 Hungarian: gyapot |
 Indonesian: kapas |
 Icelandic: bómull |
 Italian: cotone |
 Japanese: 綿 |
 Korean: 목화 |
 Lithuanian: medvilnė |
 Latvian: kokvilna |
 Malay: kapas |
 Dutch: katoen |
 Norwegian: bomull |
 Polish: bawełna |
 Persian: پنبه |
 Pashto: پنبه. مالوچ: سپڼسى |
 Portuguese: algodão |
 Romanian: (de/din) bumbac |
 Russian: хлопок |
 Slovak: bavlna |
 Slovenian: bombaž |
 Serbian: pamuk |
 Swedish: bomull |
 Thai: ฝ้าย |
 Turkish: pamuk |
 Taiwanese: 棉花 |
 Ukrainian: бавовна; бавовник |
 Urdu: روئى، كپاس |
 Vietnamese: bông |
 Chinese: 棉花 |
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